Fence-post.



W. J. FAUNT. FENCE PQST. APPLIoATIoN rmmafmas, 1912.

Patented Jaa. 3%, 935.

eisiese semi i messi i. Je .v

-deiit of Sausalito, iii the county of Marn.

Siate Californie, have invented a new mici useful impi'evemei in FencePosts, which thefoiiowing is a speeifiation.

`My invention is an 'improvemem'*l in eiiee pestis of the metallic type, and has for iis abject the provision of a simple, inexpensive post et" the character specified, adept'e for holding any number of wires, and wherein are spaced apaise iem the the Vholding means is concealed and covered in prevent tempering eherewih y ln the drawings: Figure 'l is a side View of ehe post in piace; Fig. 2 is e periai ver- 'iini seetion et the upper emi 0I" the pesi.; Figs; 8 and@ are sections mi the lines 3-3 :and "Ae-4, iespeciiveiy, of' Fig. l; and 5 is a perspective View ef the locking m.

' The present embeiinient of the invention cemprises n tubuiar body 1, eiiieuisi: in eiess sevtiom and. tapering toward its upper eie ih@ post being forme@ fiom e sheet ei meei bent inte form imei with the eciges :2 mici 3 mi' the sheet le ping at the from; ef the The edge 2 o" the sheet (Fig. ).V is ieggpe en the inner face of the sheet is seire te ehe. meer the opposite ege vT3 by means of rivets 4. The edge 8 is iapped en the este? ieee of the sheet emi seeurerfi ee tween the series die edge 3 e *che .i shaped to ferm e. ei'iamiiei er passage 6 bene ouiweidiy and there inwerdiy te ie'ii being inside ehe iib, and tile sei rib an extending; frein the top. ei' io n peint beiev: the gi'eiind'ievei 'Whe .k eep semspieicei armingjed at e te@ ef the pest., 'i :saisi esp is previ i. with e ui2xi1 sion. en (iet ieee., whieh seid rib prev 'transverse notches er recesses i527 ters Eet/ent.

The upper end l5 e1? the red is beni: ieteraliy inwsid and passes iii'eugh regisering "i in the pese We radiali openings l@ d i .he miler end of the und extensies. J

' zum, es shown et red Beim: eine iefei i9 the. Wise heidieg Ineens ne i ieiezi ei' ehe side e pesi i Deipoitien, es iiiiidei; en side egge beiew the ewei 'e bref. e'mwei'y, is sise breeef' errengeci dei @I ifne pili'fe are "so the sheei; by

`i below 'ehe e'ieuiii .er iiiervas Wiih each lug being` The luge are fermed angie, the matemg 'Deut inwediy er by their engagement .L @idling the posil in eutwmdiy. with the soil ass the greuzed and ii xviii obvious that the ie* :gtie ei? ilse sii) Jdie spacing of the w'i I spes the length ei ieeee eiefi i'e rs gement siie Wi'f'es. e am is ja T-.fvitheii A.eees may be cui,

posi; is seit5 a n I@ iii) vll.)

additional notches may be ont at any time after the post is set. The cap ma also be `When the soil is of suitable nature, the post Vmay be driven into the ground, and a driv ing cap may be used for this purpose if a dvisable for any reason.

After the cap is placed, the hol ling rod is entirely ineloseifl7 so that there is but little liability ot the same being withdrawn by unaiulhorizeil persons. The lower end ol rib 7 is extended below the ground level, in order that the lower end oi the rod may be liidden.

The post many be set in conoreteriit' de* sired, and the notches 12 may be cnt on an incline il' necessary to receive the Wires wil-hout bending. as in woven wire fencing.

I claim:

A tubular fence post of tapering fornn face o rib forming a passge on the q'uter the post from the small end m' top thereof to below 'the ground level, the rib being provided with spaced transverse notches for receiving the fence wires, a holding rod in the rib on the opposite side of the wires from the post, the notches for the wires extending the full depth of the tending rib, and the holding rod being of such diumeter that it will press the wires in the notches laterally against the post, a cap having a reduced portion fitting within the upper end of the post and extendin above the upper end of the rib and closing the saine, and a cross pin passing through the upper end of the post and the reduced ortion ol the cup. the post having a notci at the upper end of the holding rod to permit the rod to be bent over into the post, and the lower end of the rib being open to perriniit thel locking rod lo he driven into the ground.

WILLI .\1 JOI l FAUN "l". Witnesses R. B. WILLIA ns l. J. ICLIflo'Vr. 

